and check out my new book with ali, it's how to speak money, a step to step guide with understanding this language of money. everything you need to know to speak it fluently. head to amazon.com to be one of the furs to get you want. stay connected with us 24/7 on twitter. follow me @christineromans. have a great holiday everybody. you're in the cnn newsroom where the news unfolds live this saturday december 10th. i'm fredricka whitfield. new child sex abuse allegations involving a sports figure. this time against the head of the amateur athletic union. two men say robert bobby dod molested them back in the 1980 whz they were playing on dod's aau team.

one of the men says dod drugged him and offered him $1,000 for oral sex. no comment from dodd who is battling colon cancer. the fight over payroll tax cut is facing a new year's deadline. each party has a different idea on how to achieve it. with an interview with cbs, president barack obama admits there's no quick fix for the american economy. >> did you over promise? did you underestimate how difficult this was going to be? >> i didn't over promise and i didn't underestimate how tough this was going to be. i always believed that this was a long term project. this wasn't a short term project. and, you know, for individual americans who are struggling right now, they have every reason to be impatient.

reversing structural problems in our economy that had been building up for two decades. that's going to take time. it's going to take more than a year. it's going to take more than two years. it's going to take more than one term. probably takes more than one president. >> both parties are under pressure to come to a deal or millions of voters will face a tax hike in an election year. outrage in the arab world over controversial comments by gop presidential hopeful newt gingrich. he called the palestinians an invented people. he made the remark during an interview on the jewish channel on u.s. cable stations. >> i believe the jewish people have the right to have a state. i believe the commitments that were made at the time -- remember, there was no palestine as a state. it was part of the ottoman empire. i think we had an invented palestinian people who are in fact arabs and are part of the arab community. >> gingrich's campaign is trying

to do some damage control. they released this statement saying gingrich supports a negotiated pea agreement between israel and the palestinians. the statement adds however to understand what is being proposed and negotiated you have to understand decades of conflict history. that from the campaign statement. a top palestinian peace negotiator is firing back. >> i believe this is a very, very wrong statement. this is a racist statement and we condemn it with the strongest possible term and such statements is really inciting for bloodshed of muslims, christians and jews in that region and we don't need such low level statements. now to that investigation out of memphis. sexual abuse allegations are surfacing against the head of the amateur athletic union.

two men said they were abused by dodd. george who swell in memphis. joining us on the phone right now. what more is being said about this investigation? >> reporter: both men said they decided to speak out, basically, start talking to family members and speak publicly in light of the same sex scandals at penn state and syracuse universities. memphis police tell us there's an active investigation into the alleged actions of robert bobby dodd the now former president and ceo of the amateur athletic union which is one of the largest nonprofit organizations in sports. the investigation comes after two former players now grown men came forward espn outside the line alleging that dodd touched them inappropriately when they were teenagers playing for one of his teams here in memphis. one of the men spoke anonymously to espn. but ralph west in miami spoke publicly. he said he was sexually abused

six times in the 1980s, sneaking into the hotel's hotel room when the team traveled out of town. dodd drugged him and suing gived to pay him $1,000 to perform a sex act. since the story broke the aa uconn tacted memphis police about these allegations and dodd's former nonprofit released a statement basically saying that they launched their own investigation after these investigations and the organization named a new leader saying dodd has cancer and has been planning to retire. but, again, the full story on this, set to air on espn at 10:00 a.m. eastern sunday and again an active investigation here in memphis. >> and, george, so bobby dodd, he is suffering from colon cancer. where is he? is he in a facility? so at home? has there been any response from him or anyone close to him? >> well we asked police about that. they said they are not sure

about his whereabouts. this is part of their investigation. they are looking into the allegation opinion we checked several addresses here in memphis and addresses in orlando where he also has a home with the aau. but at this point it's still unclear exactly his whereabouts. >> george howell, thanks so much from memphis. bloodshed across syria now as security force continue a brutal eight month crackdown against protesters there. women and children are reportedly among the dead. we go live to the middle east right after this.

security forces reportedly killed 60 people across syria today. i want to warn you some of the video you're about to see is very graphic, cnn jim clancy is in tripoli, lebanon. he has the latest on this eight month syrian crackdown. i understand one of yesterday's, among those dead was a small child, a 10-year-old, right? >> reporter: a 10-year-old child sitting in his own home by a window hit by a single round that was fired penetrated that window frame. he bled to death in his own home. a very sad case certainly.

and indicative of the way the violence has been spiraling downwards in syria and especially in the city of haams. then came his funeral and at his funeral the people who were carrying his body in a procession actually came under fire from snipers. we talked to abdul who is a member of the revolutionary council and he said he point ad finger at snipers that worked for the syrian government. listen to what he had to say. >> now we are trying to bury our dead members but it's very dangerous also to go to funerals because the checkpoints are armed. >> reporter: gunfire sent people ducking and running for cover at the funeral.

the sad part is according to the people who are from homs, it appears the situation is only going to get worse with more shooting, with more funerals and sadly more. >> tomorrow there's a scheduled strike called by the anti-assad activists. what is expected out of that? >> reporter: well, certainly in cities like homs you'll see a lot of people participating, not going work, not going school, staging sit ins if they can. but the question is, and to make this work, they need to be in cities like damascus. they need to see people come out there and stage these sit ins. these cities where the government still has some strong showings of support. that is from, you know, their own analysis. so we'll have to wait and watch

how this develops over the next 24 hours. remember, somebody does something against the government in syria, they can lose their place in college, they can lose their job. so this is no light commitment that's being asked of the people in syria tomorrow, a sit in for dignity. >> thanks so much. angry russian voters, tens of thousands of them packed public spaces in moscow today. they have a problem with last weekend's parliamentary election. the crowd chanted putin out, referring to the prime minister whose party lost seats but kept a majority in the powerful lower house. protesters say the vote was rigged and they want a new one. argentina's president begins her second term. she was sworn in again today. she's the first-ever president in latin america to win

re-election. three women who share this year's nobel peace prize receive their medals today in oslo. they were recognized for their fight to win women's right in west africa and in the arab world. the holiday movies are out and one film is jam packed with stars and plots. >> oh, my gosh, my water broke. >> all of it? >> well, what do you think? >> that's too early. can you turn it off. >> from giving birth to going to times square, all part of "new year's eve." our movie critic gives us her grade. first just two weeks left until christmas. what percentage of people are already done with their holiday shopping? is it a, 18%. b, 28%? c, 38% or d 48%? oil have an answer and what it all means to you in a few minutes.

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all right. i asked you before the break, if you could guess the percentage of people who have already finished their holiday shopping. 38% of americans had their

holiday shopping finished by the end of the first week of december and listen to this. 32% were already done by november. really took advantage of those black friday and cyber monday deals. experts say stores need to offer more deals now that they have a smaller list of potential customers. so, it is the number one issue in american homes, getting your financial house in order. today in our weekly financial fix, how to make some extra money this holiday season, perhaps to finish that holiday shopping. let's bring in the author of "it's just money." why does it cause so many problems? karen lee with us now. i know you're hoping that if people are going to make extra money they won't go out and spend it on shopping and maybe save it. >> better to do that than go into debt. >> how do we do this? people may set aside some money for holiday shopping like new strubt order maybe they are short on cash and they want to make someone. >> this isn't just for this

holidays. i've been hearing for a year or two people wanting to develop multiple streams of income to diversify for future recessions. this is an all through the year good idea. we want to talk a little bit about,000 monetize your skills and how the internet has made it much easier. our first tip is to take a look at what you already do for a living and see if you can add some freelance work. >> identify your skill set. >> let's say you're a landscaper, you work for a company, maybe you can do some-odd jobs on the weekend. graphic artist, you can freelance in the evenings. what's neat about the internet it made it so much easier to put our skills out there. so check out some of these sites. elance.com. freelancer.com. there's always craigslist for posting things that you can do versus the sites where you're looking for the job. >> okay. then sometimes maybe you're somebody who is just good at

offering advice. >> i notice that there are people -- their friends always go to them forced a vice. the buzz word now is coaching. but it's really just consulting. you're that person that people come and ask how do you always stay in shape. start a running club or cycling club and charge for it. >> and use the internet as your way. >> absolutely. >> advertise. >> absolutely. >> if not word-of-mouth. >> it's about coaching people. one of the things people are coaching how to use social media to boost your presence. this is something we all need help with, right? >> right. can't have too much of that. >> we talked about garage sales. >> virtual garage sales. i've done the real thing before. forget about it. not doing it ever again. but tell me about this virtual garage sale. >> too cold right now for garage sales. this is the time the year when a lot of people start clearing out the basement. out with the old in with the

new. the idea here is start posting these items on e-bay, craigslist and other sites that are also available. the trick with that is you got to write some really good product descriptions and take some good high quality photos. >> the other trick too is sometimes you want to limit your contact, right, with people as you're trying to sell the products. there's been a lot of concerns that people have had -- >> wish i could say i was an expert. >> or exchanging the product. >> there's some websites we're going mention that actually help on that in the final tip which is so now if i'm offering services or items on the internet how do i pay for it and get to it. so check out ejunky and of course pay pal. >> for the transaction. >> the transaction but the shipping and the process it. so everybody is looking at how they can also step into making a little piece of the pie.

one i'm using is called square. when i'm out giving a talk and selling my books i can take a credit card swipe using a smartphone. >> that's incredible. portable. >> it is. so, fred, we always talk about ways to get people out of their financial troubles they are in. we focus a lot on how to spend less. two things you can do. spend less, earn more. combination of these so today we wanted to focus on how to earn more. >> karen, thanks so much. happy holidays. >> happy holidays to you too. >> for more information by reading karen's new book, "it's just money" or reach karen at karenleea karenleea karenleeandassociates.com. josh is standing by to tell

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retail. in fact, it is up there with cyber monday. but it's called green monday. our josh is here with details on this one. why is this new to me? i didn't know about green monday. >> every day during the holiday shopping season needs a name. this one has a huge economic impact and it's not what it sounds like. it sound like it's about the environment. in this case green refers to cash. >> cha-ching green. what you and karen were talking about. cyber monday gets a lot of attention. green monday is huge for online sales and shipping companies. we visited a major carrier to give you behind-the-scenes glimpse of how those holiday shipments will ultimately reach their destinations. >> we're not trying to overwork you but it will be heavy and expect the load to be heavy. does everybody understand? >> a lot of people in the industry call it green monday. two mondays before christmas.

huge day for shipping. why is that? >> typically what we find is customers go shopping couple weeks before christmas on the weekends, and they just give up. so then they go online, order online, the packages get processed throughout the weekend, and the pickups are made, deliveries are made on that monday. we increased number of routes we have on the streets by over 100 routes. we hired additional part time workers. >> we're seeing all sorts of different kinds of boxes travel along these conveyor belt. some things ship well. some not. >> this is great. good coroner orrugation. we want to make sure our customers are utilizing new boxes and strong tape. don't use masking tape. >> you see how all the packages get moved through here but then to ultimately get to you you need a person.

you need courier. and we met one of the couriers. you got an extra work out? >> i stopped by krispy kreme doughnuts. red bull. krispy kreme doughnut i'm ready to go. >> these are heavy. but they are just really big and bulky too. i'm 6'1" i'm pretty sure they are bigger than me. i'm trying to lift it up. jimmy i need your help. there you go. we have been watching you this morning. you lift more by 8:00 a.m. than most bodies do in a week. your the strongest ones around here >> i'm pretty sure i am. they call me popcorn. >> it's very gratifying knowing a grandmother over in china is sending their grandchild maybe their first christmas present so we're excited to be able to do that. our couriers experience that on a daily basis. >> we saw some packages there that were falling apart and dhs

folks had retaped them to fix them up. but there are important tips that you should know to make sure your goods are packed well so actually arrive. we have a tip to you from all the major carers. i put them up for you on facebook and twitter. and also on my blog at cnn.com/josh. >> this will make a significant impact on the economy? >> it is. >> when it's all said and done? >> we're looking at a difficult economy. any time you see an injection that's helpful. last year on green monday 954 million dollars in online sales that day alone according to comscore. add that to everything like people like you are buying this weekend and shipping out on monday. i want all makes it a massive day. >> incredible. we got to come up with some other names to fill, you know, the remaining days of the holiday season because, you know, black friday, cyber monday

now green monday. >> within the next five years there will be at least ten named days for major retailers to take advantage throughout the season. >> we'll need a chart. thanks, josh. appreciate that. allegations against a former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky had put a spotlight on child sexual abuse cases. do you know how many cases are reported each year? 20,000? 50,000? 80,000? perhaps 100,000? we'll have the answer after this. ll getting dandruff? neutrogena® t/gel shampoo defeats dandruff after just one use. t/gel shampoo. it works. neutrogena®. it works. this was the gulf's best tourism season in years. all because so many people came to louisiana... they came to see us in florida... make that alabama... make that mississippi. the best part of the gulf is wherever you choose... and now is a great time to discover it. this year millions of people did. we set all kinds of records. next year we're out to do even better.

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before the break we asked how many child sexual abuse cases are reported each year. according to the american academy of child and adolescent psychiatry the answer is 80,000. the number of unreported cases is much higher because children are afraid to speak out. you'll hear from a woman who was molested in her childhood home. details on this right after a

look at the top stories. volunteers fanned out across arlington national cemetery today to put wreaths on about 100,000 head stones. for the past 20 years the group wreaths across america has organized wreath layings at cemeteries and veterans memorial across the country. president barack obama now knows what it's like to enter a white house security checkpoint. he was walking back from a holiday party at the blair house when he set off a metal detector. the president's cell phone caused it to beep. he joked that he just wanted to see what it would be like. the obama administration says it is still working to bring a retired fbi agent home. robert levinson went missing in iran nearly five years ago. he may be in afghanistan or pakistan. his family posted this video from his captors online this week. it's the first evidence that levinson may still be alive. police in south florida are investigating a shooting recorded on the victim's iphone.

the victim is okay but we want to warn you what you're about to hear is graphic p.m. here is that recording. [ gun shots being fired ] >> this allegedly took place during a confrontation between a man and his mother-in-law. the mother-in-law faces charges. the man was treated at a local hospital and released. >> are you crazy? >> the next story is about an adult subject matter and it may not be suitable for all audiences especially younger children. the charges against former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky have many people telling their own stories about sexual abuse. cnn julie peterson talked exclusively with a woman office molested in her childhood home. >> married a year and a half -- >> we should go again. >> this college graduate likes her life. not even her hagerstown impairment gets in her way. the 26-year-old has a

devastating past. for several years beginning at 8 she quietly suffered sexual abuse by her stepfather. >> like every other incident, i just close my eyes and the only thing that i can think or say in my mind was, jesus, jesus. even though he didn't say no right then he would get me through it. >> at 12 it stopped but at 21 he tried to sexually abuse her again. this time it was different. she told someone, a co-worker. the case went to court. her step father was convicted and in prison serving a 40 year term. assistant district attorney prosecuted the case. >> why was heidi's case hard to prosecute? >> it was hard to prosecute because of the age of the allegations. we didn't have the ability to go back ten years ago and try to

gather other evidence. there's a search warrant taken in that search warrant we found incest pornography in the suspect's home. birkbeck was convicted. >> heidi was an excellent witness. she had detailed recollection which was helpful. there are certain things that i recall about her testimony that she articulated and she did it from the perspective of an 8-year-old, which i point out to the jury that that's hard to fake. >> she worked hard to overcome her memories and,000 trust a man specifically her husband. >> you live with this man and he wants to be intimate with you. he'll just take whatever he wants and leave it whatever it and you're left feel like you're used and you're nothing. that was really, really hard for

me to overcome. >> her strategy for recovering her deep faith and talking about her ordeal. >> and now i've gotten to the point where i let jesus be in my mind to where i can tell myself heidi this is your husband who loves you very much. >> despite the conviction, many in her family still don't believe the abuse ever happened. and she says her relationship with them is destroyed as a result. >> she had no support. still to this day i don't believe she has a lot of family support regarding this. i think the family swruft had a very, very difficult time believing that this could happen or would happen under their roof while they were there and they just refused to believe it. >> he says he often sees denial in molestation cases. >> it's not at all unusual. to some degree i can understand it. you can too. in that if somebody came to you and said your husband was abuse urge child your initial reaction will be no, i know him.

that couldn't happen. ate very deep, dark hidden thing. and that's the way it works. that's the dynamics behind it. that's the power behind it. >> after years of anonyminity that's why he was going after it now. her stepfather was in a high-profile and well-respected position in the community. >> had a position of authority where he had to inflict the law and really he was keeping guys like himself trying to hurt kids. >> she said she will deal with these memories. by going public she wants to give other abuse victims hope. >> that they can overcome this and there's life beyond abuse. julie peterson, cnn, atlanta. >> as julie peterson's report pointed out families often are

in denial about sexual abuse. next hour we'll hear from a woman who stuck with her husband for months before she accepted the truth. but next i'm going to talk with an attorney who specializes in representing the victims of child sexual abuse. she will talk about the statute of limitations and how it can affect adult victims who come forward years later.

the recent spate of reported child sex abuse cases is revealing the difficulties in trying to get these kinds of allegations prosecuted. too often the alleged victims tell someone many years later, after the statute of limitations has run out. let's bring in b.j. bernstein.

she's an attorney that represents victims of sexual abuse. many times it's a case of jurisdiction. alleged victims need time, take time. why would so many states have statutes of limitations on these kinds of offenses. >> well, it's been historically there. it was actually a fairly recent development where we extended the statutes to sue someone or to go after them for years later to add time until the time reaches, the person reaches the age of majority and then add anywhere from six to nine years in different states. and only now i think with obviously the recent news of penn state, the situation with bernie fine in syracuse, causing all of us to rethink, you know, really why are we cutting off an opportunity to find out the truth, particularly with an offense that has such a high reoffense rate. >> so, b.j., some georgia

lawmakers are actually pushing to abolish statute of limitations as it pertains to child sexual abuse cases. how would this help in the prosecution, and at the same time how might it hurt in these investigations? >> well, it would give the opportunity for prosecutors to criminally go after someone for much longer, but as your piece just a few moments ago it doesn't mean convictions will be easier. these are difficult cases because it is the child's word against the adult's. the longer someone waits for the abuse, for the victim it's hard to get corroborating evidence although it's not required but very helpful. in alcan door for someone who is accused, some people are wrongfully accused of this offense, hard to defend yourself particularly with alibi evidence if someone comes back after you've heard 20 years ago. so, it may or may not increase the criminal, it may actually make more civil happen because

there's a different burden of proof, a lesser burden of proof than required by criminal and that's important holding institutions responsible for, you know, knowing about something and just hiding it is really jumping to the forefront as a way of stopping the abuse. >> do you ever see that there would be some uniformity in the way in which states either have or do not have statutes of limitations as it pertains to child abuse cases? >> well, most states aren't lined up on much of anything. i think what will be surprising to folks is right now there's a public concern to extend these statute of limitations. in 2009, for instance, when the state of new york tried to make their statute of limitations longer, it was interesting. people lob jig against it were actually churches and organizations who feared their liability. so, something that on its face,

i think everybody in their living room right now saying well extend it and then threat proof play out as to whether the case should go forward may be surprised that there are some powerful lobbying that's going to go against in georgia and other states that are, you know, looking at this issue. >> all right, b.j. bernstein, thanks so much for your time. we have much more straight ahead here in the newsroom. and then this evening, my colleague don lemon will be talking politics and culture with one of america's most influential religious leaders. >> i'm don lemon. coming up tonight on cnn weekend prime. meg church pastor t.d. jakes. that interview and more coming up tonight at 7:00 p.m. eastern on cnn weekend prime. and tomorrow we're staying on the political trail.

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perhaps you plan to go to the movies this weekend. we have a couple of flicks you might want to see from the movie version of a spy novel to plain old friend. our movie critic joining us right now. good to see you. hello. let's start with tinker, tailor, soldier spy. >> it's an adaptation of a novel and been a bbc mini series. it's all about the cold war. all about spies and takes place mostly in great britain. and is a really dense film like more dense than a 10-year-old fruitcake dense. you have to pay attention to keep up with this one. >> let's peek then. see if we can keep up. >> sometime ago before control

came to me with a similar suggestion. that there is a mole. >> okay. that's gary altman. he's so versatile. he can doning. collin perkins. tom hardy. okay. you pick up the rest. what was intriguing about it to you? >> this movie is absolutely a who's who. the performances across the board are incredible. now, you never know where this movie is going unless you've read the book. it's impossible to keep up with it. you really have to pay close attention as i was saying like i would recommend not seeing this at a late show and instead resting up, eating your wheaties, take a multivitamin. >> you really need to pay attention. >> up need to do a lot of work. truly. there's so much going on. so many characters. some countries. for anybody who thinks james bond is too sexy or too dangerous. this is definitely the spy movie

four. >> that wouldn't be me. >> know, right. me neither. a bunch of guys in trench coat. cigarette smoke hanging in the air. staring at each other and double crosses. >> your grade then? >> this movie i gave a b because i had a tough time deciphering all it. i barely made it out alive. smart movies are a great thing. >> then, i don't know, i have a feeling you're not going to say the "new year's eve" movie is a smart movie. from a smart movie to a fun one. it's a busy movie, right? >> right. just because you have more than three major stars in a film doesn't automatically make it good. >> oh, boy. >> for everybody who saw gary marshall's last film

"valentine's day" he makes movies about love. it's all kind of half-hearted. i think it's completely tired. it's like -- gary marshall must be stopped. i'm telling you. i'm begging people not to see this film. >> from dense to making you tired. great. let's check it out. let's look. >> you came all the way here to bring me my rubber bracelet. >> sort of and to say happy new year. >> okay. so here are the big stars. ashton curb near. s sara jessica parker. robert diniro. how do you go wrong? >> it's like that clip. you're sort of like what? a rubber bracelet. what are they talking about? like that's the whole movie.

in needed to drink an entire bottle of champagne just to make it true. i wonder what the holidays ever did to gary marshall to be mistreated. first "valentine's day," now it's "new year's eve." >> what's your grade. >> this had all the depth of something scribbled on a cocktail napkin. i give it an f. >> you say dot bother. >> i'm saying absolutely don't bother. please, in fact don't support this movie so that way we don't have to sit through any more of these holiday beatings. >> telling it like you see it. all right. >> ho, ho, ho, you have a happy holiday. on that lovely, festive note,

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time for a cnn politics update. here's what's crossing right now. six republican presidential hopefuls are preparing themselves to square off tonight in iowa. newt gingrich and mitt romney are the front runners. comes less than three weeks before the iowa caucus. lawmakers on capitol hill are focused on the payroll tax cut. it's set to expire at the end the year. both democrats and republicans have plans to extend the cuts but the plans let common ground and a gop house plan ties the extension to a provision clearing a path for approving the keystone xl pipeline. president barack obama and

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was a carnival, lots of music, drumming, costumes, marching, protesting. >> reporter: tracy said she jumped right into the occupy wall street movement all in, banging drums and washing paint and dirt covered sidewalks. in the past few years the biochemist found herself at times unemployed and under employed until a few weeks ago when she says she decided to change her protest sign to a job wanted sign and bunkered down with a handful of resumes. >> passersby would say get a job. i wouldn't have a really good response to that. i wanted to say well i'm trying to get a job but you can't prove it. so i said why don't i make a sign and handout my resume at occupy wall street. that's proving i'm actively looking for a job. >> reporter: in two days someone spotted her, exchanged emails and a job offer followed. that someone, a top executive at

a wall street financial firm, in other words the enemy. >> it might sound like it's a fish out of water story or a square peg in a round hole but it's really not. >> reporter: tracy, how is your new boss? >> like him. >> reporter: tracy is researching early stage biotech companies for firm. she says she plans to take a test that would allow her to become a broker and a full fledge member of the 1%. so, what are her former occupiers saying? >> i have been accused of being a traitor to both sides. some people are saying that the whole time i was at occupy wall street i was really a wall street insider. >> tracy says she will keep that sign of hers and promises to protest again when she finds something well in her words worth protesting. a new child sex abuse allegation involving a sports figure surfacing today. this time against the head of the amateur